1. HIS 544:Weimar Republic and Hitlers Rise to Power Library Research (9/7/07) Chella Vaidyanathan History, Political Science, U.S. Govt. and International Documents Librarian University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL

2. Basics Style manuals and citation tools are available at http://www.library.miami.edu/research/use rguides/stylemanuals.html To set up the interlibrary loan account, go to http://www.library.miami.edu/services/inte rlibrary/interlibrary_loan.html Begin your search with IBISWEB, the library catalog 3. Keyword Searches Keyword searches are the best way to get started with you research. Some examples are Weimar Republic Weimar Republic and Art Hitler and National Socialism Choose an item/book that falls within your topic area Then, click on the record and look at the subject terms assigned to the book Select the subject term related to your topic to see more related resources for your research 4. Sample Subject Term Searches Some sample subject term searches are: Germany -- History -- 1918-1933 Germany -- Foreign Relations -- 1918-1933 National Socialism National Socialism History National Socialism Periodicals Germany -- Politics and Government -- 1918-1933 Germany -- Politics and Government -- 1918-1933 Germany -- Politics and Government -- 1918-1933 -- Bibliography Germany Economic Conditions 1918-1945 Germany Social Conditions 1918-1933 5. Databases Databases can be searched by using keywords that pertain to your topic of research They can also be searched using subject terms Some databases to begin your research: Historical Abstracts (1450-present) JSTOR Project Muse Scholarly Journals Online (1995-present) New York Times: Historical Newspapers Online (1851- 2000) The Times Digital Archive (1785-1985) 6. Digital Resources/Collections There are several digital resources / collections that are available for free. Some of them are: Pre-1933 Nazi Propaganda: German Propaganda Archive(Calvin College) http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/pre1933.htm German History in Documents and Images http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/index.cfm Germany: World War I and Weimar Republic (Euro Docs:Brigham Young University) http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Germany:_World_War_I_and_Weimar_Republic 7. Digital Resources/Collections(continued) Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin Digital Collections) http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/ Volumes 1861-1958/1960 http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/Browse.html To begin search, click on http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/FRUS/FRUS- idx?type=browse&scope=FRUS.FRUS1 Then, scroll down and choose the volume that you would like to search. 8. Digital Resources/Collections(continued) Das Bundesarchiv: The Digital Picture Archives of the Federal Archives http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/ (Here you can view some images/photos of the Weimar Republic and other historical periods) Picture Database: Topic Search http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/topicsearch.php A Summons to Comradeship: World War I and II Posters & Postcards (University of Minnesota Libraries) http://digital.lib.umn.edu/warposters/warpost.html To search the collection for posters related to the Weimar period, click on search the collection. Then, choose Interwar Period (1918-1939) and conduct keyword search by Germany. You can also search by specific series or subjects.